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Johnny Cordova

@johnnycordova.bsky.social

Co-Editor @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social • Author of The Broken Buddha (Roadside Press) • Former poker dealer • Retired Bikram Yoga instructor Johnnycordova.com

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Shō Poetry Journal@shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're offering 100 free submissions to BIPOC poets this weekend! If you already have a submission in-progress with us, please wait for a response before submitting again. Project link: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com/submit/35979...

Sho Poetry Journal - Free Submissions for BIPOC Poets (Shō No. 10)

This submission portal is specifically for BIPOC poets. If you are a U.S. Indigenous poet, please note that we always have a free portal open specifically for you here—because this project is capped, ...

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Shō Poetry Journal@shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

ICYMI, this happened: Erica Dawson's poem “Portrait of the artist as sonnet for Dickinson’s line A wounded deer—leaps highest—”, published in Shō No. 6, will appear in the The Pushcart Prize LI: Best of the Small Presses (2027). Congratulations, Erica!

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shovda@shovda.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hi, now that it's Pride month, you can hear me read a poem of mine that @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social published last year live on their site. Very honored to be included on their Pride Playlist. :) shopoetryjournal.com/pride-playli...

Pride Month Playlist | 2026 - Shō Poetry Journal

For LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we've curated this playlist of poems recently published in Shō Poetry Journal Issues No. 7 and No. 8, featuring Aldo Ampáran, Chen Chen, Reuben Gelley-Newman, Iain Grinbergs, B...

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Johnny Cordova@johnnycordova.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's a true gift to have a reviewer engage with my book and have insightful things to say about it. Thank you, @bunkong.bsky.social for setting this up and publishing it on Cultural Daily.

Bunkong Tuon@bunkong.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Here’s Nancy Murphy's fine review of The Broken Buddha, by @johnnycordova.bsky.social . Nancy discusses the book’s true path: finding spiritual center in the face of pain and suffering. Please consider purchasing a copy of this honest, humbling, beautiful book. www.culturaldaily.com/the-broken-b...

Johnny Cordova@johnnycordova.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's a true gift to have a reviewer engage with my book and have insightful things to say about it. Thank you, @bunkong.bsky.social for setting this up and publishing it on Cultural Daily.

Bunkong Tuon@bunkong.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Here’s Nancy Murphy's fine review of The Broken Buddha, by @johnnycordova.bsky.social . Nancy discusses the book’s true path: finding spiritual center in the face of pain and suffering. Please consider purchasing a copy of this honest, humbling, beautiful book. www.culturaldaily.com/the-broken-b...

Bunkong Tuon@bunkong.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Here’s Nancy Murphy's fine review of The Broken Buddha, by @johnnycordova.bsky.social . Nancy discusses the book’s true path: finding spiritual center in the face of pain and suffering. Please consider purchasing a copy of this honest, humbling, beautiful book. www.culturaldaily.com/the-broken-b...

The Broken Buddha by Johnny Cordova - Cultural Daily

In The Broken Buddha, the newest poetry collection from Johnny Cordova, the author’s spiritual life is a lens through which he writes.

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Shō Poetry Journal@shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Get your packets ready! Submissions to Shō Poetry Journal open June 1. We charge $3 for an expedited response of 30 days or less, pay one contributor copy (international poets included), and award two $150 Editors’ Prizes for each issue. Submissions are free for U.S. Indigenous poets.

Navy text on blue/purple-hued graphic reads: Shō Poetry Journal — Get your packets ready! Submissions for open June 1. shopoetryjournal.submittable.comNavy text on blue/purple-hued graphic reads: The Basics: 1. Manuscript * Submit up to 5 unpublished poems in a single PDF or Word doc/docx * Include your name and page numbers on every page * Name your file ‘FirstName_LastName’ e.g. Victoria_Chang.pdf 2. Cover Letter (pasted in Submittable) * Include your poem titles * Include a short third-person author bio * Simultaneous submission? Let us knowNavy text on blue/purple-hued graphic reads: Policies & Requests * We do not accept work that has been generated or aided by AI * Please do not submit poems that have been posted online/published in any form * To withdraw individual poems, use the ‘Messages’ feature in Submittable (do not notify us via email or our contact form)Navy text on blue/purple-hued graphic reads: Good to know * We charge a $3 submission fee for a response of 30 days or less * All contributors receive a print copy of the issue. U.S.-based authors receive a discount on extra copies * Editors’ Prizes of $150 each are awarded to two U.S.-based poets in each issue. The winners and two runners-up each receive a one-year subscription to Shō Poetry Journal * Submissions are always free for U.S. Indigenous poets * We offer at least one free BIPOC pop-up window per reading period
Johnny Cordova@johnnycordova.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It’s heartening for a reviewer to understand the intentional use of moral ambiguity in The Broken Buddha, given the number of poems set in the red light districts of Bangkok and the speaker’s transgressions there. Read Richard Modiano's very insightful review at The Literary Underground:

Richard Modiano reviews THE BROKEN BUDDHA by Johnny Cordova - The Literary Underground

The Broken Buddha by Johnny Cordova (Roadside Press) Johnny Cordova’s The Broken Buddha is a restless, confessional pilgrimage—one that moves through Southeast Asia and India before circling back to t...

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Johnny Cordova@johnnycordova.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It’s heartening for a reviewer to understand the intentional use of moral ambiguity in The Broken Buddha, given the number of poems set in the red light districts of Bangkok and the speaker’s transgressions there. Read Richard Modiano's very insightful review at The Literary Underground:

Richard Modiano reviews THE BROKEN BUDDHA by Johnny Cordova - The Literary Underground

The Broken Buddha by Johnny Cordova (Roadside Press) Johnny Cordova’s The Broken Buddha is a restless, confessional pilgrimage—one that moves through Southeast Asia and India before circling back to t...

theliteraryunderground.org

Shō Poetry Journal@shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Shō Poetry Journal is committed to supporting the work of both established and emerging Native American poets. Submissions are always free for US Indigenous poets with tribal affiliation. We look forward to reading your work! Cover Art: Detail from "Hopi Leia" by Sikuyva Dawavendewa.

Shō Poetry Journal, an Arizona-based print journal, offers free submissions to Native American poets. Submit up to 5 poems. Response time is 30 days or less. Shō No. 9 will be published in summer 2026. Shopoetryjournal.submittable.com